?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Embedded+Sensor+System+for+Early+Pathology+Detection+in+Building+Construction&rft.creator=Torres%2C+Santiago+J.+Barro&rft.creator=Cascon%2C+Carlos+J.+Escudero&rft.subject=Artificial+Intelligence&rft.description=Structure+pathology+detection+is+an+important+security+task+in+building+construction%2C+which+is+performed+by+an+operator+by+looking+manually+for+damages+on+the+materials.+This+activity+could+be+dangerous+if+the+structure+is+hidden+or+difficult+to+reach.+On+the+other+hand%2C+embedded+devices+and+wireless+sensor+networks+(WSN)+are+becoming+popular+and+cheap%2C+enabling+the+design+of+an+alternative+pathology+detection+system+to+monitor+structures+based+on+these+technologies.+This+article+introduces+a+ZigBee+WSN+system%2C+intending+to+be+autonomous%2C+easy+to+use+and+with+low+power+consumption.+Its+functional+parts+are+fully+discussed+with+diagrams%2C+as+well+as+the+protocol+used+to+collect+samples+from+sensor+nodes.+Finally%2C+several+tests+focused+on+range+and+power+consumption+of+our+prototype+are+shown%2C+analysing+whether+the+results+obtained+were+as+expected+or+not.&rft.publisher=International+Journal+of+Computer+Science+Issues%2C+IJCSI&rft.date=2009-08&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6686%2F1%2F1-26-35.pdf&rft.identifier=++Torres%2C+Santiago+J.+Barro+and+Cascon%2C+Carlos+J.+Escudero++(2009)+Embedded+Sensor+System+for+Early+Pathology+Detection+in+Building+Construction.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6686%2F